Show UNCLE SAM IS SLOW PAY one army officer had to wait 39 years for small sum I 1 of cash it if anyone doubts that uncle sam often la Is tardy in settling his just debts all they have to do to dispel that illusion is to ask brig gen harry R adderson AK Ar derson U S A retired to whom the government lias has acknowledged led gei that he has had coming coining to him for somo some 39 years a small amount of gov government ern ment cash after many bears of rutting putting undo uncle sam time ind and again through the third degree as it were in tho the shape of a claim in connection connection with his old time army service the doughty general succeeded lately in extracting a full and complete confession from the comptroller of the treasury and law officer of the department whose word ls Is final that his contention was right that the government forthwith must turn over to him 2010 ho he ought to have had long years ago fair minded people will think that uncle sam to lo do the handsome thing ought to pay the general interest on the money he has not had bad the use of in this long period but your uncle samuel will anvill do no such thing lie he pays no interest on such money as that and never has at fair interest the claim would total more than SOO while the amount involved is small gen andersons Ander sens case Is unique by reason of its age and the tact fact that some of the items figuring in it date back as far as 1871 and are for ridiculously small sums ranging from 40 cents to the highest single item of |